To Have and Have Not.

Hemingway, Ernest

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1937

About this Item

First edition of Hemingway's classic novel about smuggling, intrigue, and love. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. To Have and Have Not was Hemingwayâ s first since A Farewell to Arms was published eight years earlier, follows the life and adventures of Harry Morgan from rum-running to revolution. Brimming with criticism directed at American capitalism and the bureaucracy of the Roosevelt administration, the novel explores social circumstances and situations in Key West, â that paradise of the â havesâ and purgatory of the â have nots.â â In To Have and Have Not, Hemingway for the first time showed an interest in a possible solution of social problems through collective actionâ (Hart, 327). Basis for the Howard Hawks film co-scripted by William Faulkner and featuring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: To Have and Have Not.
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
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